The
pregnant hospitalized with the Covid-19
usually have no symptoms, but seem to be at higher risk of needing intensive medical care than non-pregnant women of the same age, according to a study released Tuesday.
The research, published in the journal
British Medical Journal
(BMJ), notes that these pregnant with coronavirus may give birth early and newborns are more likely to have to be admitted to the neonatal unit.
Being overweight and pre-existing medical problems, such as hypertension and diabetes, seem to increase the risk of a serious reaction to Covid-19, according to this study, which has been carried out by an international team of researchers, including from the English University from Birmingham.
These experts did a series of analyzes and evaluated 77 studies that recorded the clinical characteristics of 11432 pregnant women (such as X-rays) and risk factors.
Image of a pregnant woman admitted (iStockphoto)
According to their studies, compared to non-pregnant women of the same age, experts found that pregnant women with Covdi-19 were less likely to experience symptoms such as fever and muscle aches (myalgia), but more likely to need intensive care and assistance with respirator.
Risk factors associated with a severe Covid-19 reaction increased with age, a high body mass index, chronic high blood pressure and diabetes, the article added. They also had the possibility of giving birth earlier than those without having tested positive in coronavirus.
Researchers call for pregnant women with pre-existing health problems to be included in risk groups (jfairone / Getty Images)
A quarter of all babies born to mothers with Covid-19 have been admitted to the neonatal unit, although the level of deaths of the little ones has been very low.
The researchers caution, however, that their analyzes may have some limitations that may affect their results, such as the definition of symptoms, and emphasize the need for pregnant women with pre-existing health problems to be included in the study. Covid-19 risk group.
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